As we let you know last October, the end date for the COVID-related I-9 verification flexibility was (and still is) scheduled for July 31, 2023. Given the number of times this deadline had been extended, it seemed possible, though not probable, that it would be...

Effective June 1, 2023, the Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program implementation dates will be: October 1, 2024, instead of 2023, for employers with 15 or more employees to begin program contributions. January 1, 2026, instead of 2025, for...

New York State is expanding its lactation accommodation requirements, with changes taking effect on June 7, 2023. Employers of all sizes will still be required to allow employees to take lactation breaks for up to three years after childbirth (as has been the case for...

Idaho now prohibits employers from requiring employees to receive vaccination against COVID-19. The Coronavirus Stop Act, which applies to employers of all sizes, took immediate effect on April 6, 2023. The law prevents employers that do business in the state of Idaho...

The New York Division of Human Rights has released an updated Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy. The state requires that employers of all sizes use the model policy or one that is equivalent to it. The updated model policy is considerably longer than the last...

As of April 23, 2023, recreational cannabis is legal in Delaware in quantities appropriate for personal use for those 21 and older.  The law specifically states that it does not impact or impose any requirements or restrictions on employers with respect to terms and...

Effective July 1, 2023, employers in Virginia with at least 50 employees are required to provide eligible employees with unpaid leave to donate an organ, including bone marrow. Eligible employees are those who, at the time of requesting organ donation leave, have been...

The minimum base wage for tipped employees in the District of Columbia will increase to $6 per hour on May 1, 2023. Just two months later on July 1, it will increase to $8 per hour. The full tip credit phase-out schedule is as follows: May 1, 2023: $6 per hour July 1,...

Beginning January 1, 2024, the Maryland minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour for all employers. Until then, small employers pay $12.80 per hour and large employers pay $13.25 per hour. Employers continue to be permitted to pay 85% of that rate to employees that...

Effective July 1, 2023, employers may not require that employees, current or prospective, agree to or renew any part of a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement, including a nondisparagement provision, that conceals details about sexual harassment or an assault...

Changes to New Jersey’s mini-WARN law, which applies to employers with 100 or more employees, take effect on April 10, 2023. As amended, the state’s mini-WARN notice and severance requirements are triggered when an employer terminates or lays off 50 or more employees...